# The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men

By Max Beerbohm, Sir.

"The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men" by Sir Max Beerbohm is a short story first published in 1896. A lighter, more humorous response to Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray," it follows Lord George Hell, a worldly dandy who falls desperately in love with an innocent dancer. When she refuses to marry anyone without a saint's face, he makes a bold decision involving deception and disguise. What follows is an unexpected journey of transformation that questions whether true love can change a person from the inside out. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction; Fantasy fiction; Love stories; Masks -- Fiction

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- [Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale For Tired Men](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/10107) by Max Beerbohm (1 h 11 min, English)

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